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New technology for cassava intercropping

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Title New technology for cassava intercropping
 
Creator Leihner, D.E.
 
Subject MANIHOT ESCULENTA
COLOMBIA
CULTIVARS
HARVESTING
INTERCROPPING
LEGUME CROPS
MECHANIZATION
PEST CONTROL
PLANTING
SOIL FERTILITY
SPACING
TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION
TIMING
WEEDING
CULTIVATION
CULTIVATION SYSTEMS
SOIL REQUIREMENTS
SOUTH AMERICA
STARCH CROPS
TECHNOLOGY
 
Description CIAT has developed a new intercropping technology (cassava/grain legume associations) that tries to solve the numerous problems that arise in traditional intercropping systems. High-yielding cassava cv. with an erect, late-branching growth habit are recommended to minimize intercrop competition. The legume species used (preferrably Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna unguiculata, Arachis hypogaea) should be early-maturing, cover the ground rapidly and with determinate growth habit. The associated crops should be planted simultaneously, each at its normal monocropping density. An appropriate planting pattern should be determined, and diseases, insects and weeds adequately controlled. Further research is needed in the area of plant nutrition and mechanization of the intercropping system. (CIAT)
 
Date 2016-01-18T13:33:53Z
2016-01-18T13:33:53Z
1979
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier LEIHNER, D.E. 1979. New technology for cassava intercropping. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 27 p.
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/69869
 
Language en
 
Publisher Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)